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Falling Oil Prices Squeezing Onshore E&P Operators

It's only a "matter of weeks" before onshore operators begin laying down rigs in some U.S. oilfields, one industry observer told NGI on Tuesday. Onshore exploration and production (E&P) companies also are seeking price relief from oilfield service operators, according to one energy analyst. Read More

EPA Expects to Publish Long-Awaited Draft Fracking Report in March

Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Monday that the agency plans to roll out a series of key peer-reviewed papers related to its long-awaited draft report on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on drinking water resources, setting the stage for its release early next year. Read More

First Non-Triple-Digit Build In 12 Weeks On Tap; November Seen Up a Penny

November natural gas is set to open a penny higher Thursday morning at $3.81 as traders await market-driving information in the form of weekly government storage figures. Overnight oil markets continued to melt. Read More

Declining Crude Prices May Cause Pause in Onshore Boom, Say Analysts

Stagnant natural gas prices led exploration and production companies to move their drillbits to more lucrative liquids. Now, declining crude prices... Read More

No More Clarity on Crude Exports, Yet, Analysts Say

A report Monday that the U.S. Commerce Department has queried companies seeking authority to export condensate should not get export proponents too excited thinking that clarity on the issue will be forthcoming from Washington, DC, ClearView Energy Partners LLC analysts said in a note. Read More

Bears Apparently In Control; October Seen 3 Cents Lower

October natural gas is expected to open 3 cents lower Friday morning at $3.88 as analysts see both the fundamental and technical picture having turned noticeably bearish in the short term. Overnight oil markets slumped. Read More

U.S. Tight Oil Plays Accelerating M&A Activity

North American upstream merger and acquisition (M&A) activity accelerated in the first half of this year from a year ago, dominated by onshore tight oil transactions in the United States, according to BMO Capital. Read More

Stern Agee Cuts 4Q NatGas Price Forecast; Still Bullish on Winter Storage Outlook

Mild summer temperatures led Stern Agee analysts to reset their U.S. natural gas price forecast for 4Q2014, but they remain bullish for the winter storage season. Read More

Marcellus Shale Coalition Aims to Establish Nationwide Standards for Methane Tests

The Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) has awarded a Pennsylvania-based environmental consulting firm with a contract to coordinate and oversee a wide-ranging study for the analysis of methane in groundwater samples. Read More

Heat Is Back; September Called 6 Cents Higher

September natural gas is expected to open 6 cents higher Thursday morning at $3.88 as more distant weather forecasts turned warmer and traders prepared to deal with the uncertainty of the release of government storage data. Overnight oil markets fell. Read More